# Incident 20200421001169I: Learjet Inc 60, New Castle, DE, April 21, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2020, 14:55 local time
- Place: New Castle, DE
- Airport: New Castle
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FAUA
- Location: 39.6787° N, 75.6066° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW CASTLE (ILG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6787&lon=-75.6066&mi=10
- Aircraft: N743LG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N743LG-2026-07-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Learjet 60 (registry code 5170707, https://openairdocs.org/model/learjet-60) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305A (registry code 52190, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-canada-pw305a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LEARJET INC 60
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA PW305A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200421001169I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AT ROTATION ON RUNWAY 1 AT ILG, THE #2 ENGINE INGESTED A BIRD. DUE TO EXCESSIVE VIBRATION, LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, AND LOSS OF POWER, THE COCKPIT CREW SHUT DOWN THE #2 ENGINE, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT. AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMALLY AND TAXIED TO THE FBO RAMP. AFTER EXITING THE AIRCRAFT, THE COCKPIT CREW OBSERVED A MISSING BLADE FROM THE FAN OF THE #2 ENGINE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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